Cigarette-former



J. MAcDONNELL.

' CIGARETTE FORMER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1919. RENEWED JUNE 7, 1921.

Patented J uly 19, 1921.

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entrant JAMES MAGDONNELL, 03E HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.

CIGARETTE-FORMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July in, rear.

Application filed April 28, 1919, Serial No. 293,059. Renewed June 7, 1921. Serial No. 475,835.

Be it known that 1, JAMES; lVLxoDoimnLL, a citizen or the United States, and a resident of llaverhill, county of Essex, State of lviassachusetts, have invented an improvement in CigaretteFormers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for assisting in the formation of cigarettes by hand,and particularly to that class of de vices which are adapted to be carried in the pocket conveniently and with which only one cigarette may be formed at a time.

The object of my invention is to provide a device oi": the above described character with which a cigarette may be easily and quickly formed of tobacco which is finely divided, as well as with that in which the fibers are long, and with which the tobacco may be thoroughly compressed, so that a solid cigarette may be produced. Also to provide a device for this purpose which is oi simple construction, so that it may be manufactured at small expense and so that but little skill is required in its operation.

I accomplish these objects by the means shown in the accompanying drawing in which 2- Figures 1 and 2 are, respectively, side and end elevations of a cigarette former embodying my invention.

Figs. 3 to G are cross sectional views illustrating different steps in the cigarette forming operation.

Figs. 7 and 8 are perspective views showing the parts in positions similar to that of Figs. 3 and 6 respectively.

As shown. in the drawing, the former is composed of two mold sections, a and Z) of concave form on their inner side and connected at their longitudinal edges by a hinge 0, so that, when folded together, they will form a cigarette of the desired shape. The section a is provided with end walls (Z and e and the section b with similar end walls, 7" and 9, so arranged that each end wall overlaps the opposite end wall in all positions of the sections, so that the mold will be closed at its ends when open, as well as when closed.

The end wall g, on the section b, is provided with a transverse ear g, to which a concave section. member h, of thin metal, is connected by a pivot z", in such a position that the member will swing edgewise to and from the adjacent edge of section b, and the opposite end wall f is provided with a clip j arranged to receive the opposite end portion of the member it, from its pivoted end, so that, when the latter is swung down into said clip it will form, with the section b, a complete mold section similar to the section a, the member it being formed slightly concavo-convex, as shown.

In operating the device to form a cigarette, the member it is swung upward out of its clip, as indicated in Fig. 7, and a cigarette paper a the length of which is equal to the distance between the end walls 6 and (Z, is laid over the sections a and Z), sothat it extends beyond the edges thereof, as in Fig. The member 71, is then swung down into the clip j again, and the end portion of the paper is laid against the outer side of said member and its edge portion is preferably folded over the edge of said member and. pressed against the inner or concave side thereof, as also-shown in Fig. 4. In this position'ot the parts, the tobacco may be readily placed on the paper, and the space between the sections may be filled as full as may be necessary, as indicated in Fig. 4. The two sections are then closed together, compressing the tobacco therebetween, and leaving the end portion which was lying on the edge of section a projecting from between the sections, as in Fig. 5. This end portion is then moistened with the tongue and pressed down on the opposite portion of the paper which is lying in the outer side of the member h, to which it will adhere, as indicated in the dotted line position of Fig. 5. The mold sections are then'opened and the member it is swung up free of the clip j, so that the completed cigarette may then be withdrawn from said member h, as indicated in Fig. 8.

While the member it occupies some space within the formed cigarette, this member is in practice, made of thin metal and, if the tobacco is well compressed, the expansion thereof will easily fill the narrow space caused by the withdrawal of the member, so that the loss in solidity is inappreciable, and a wellformed cigarette will be produced.

I claim:

1. A cigarette former comprising a pair of elongated, correspondingly shaped mold sections, pivotally connected at adjacent longitudinal edges and having transversely concave molding faces, for the opposite sides of a cigarette, one of said sections being longitudinally divided, to provide a main and a supplemental molding portionv arranged to permit the cigarette paper to be passed therebetween and its end, portions overlapped and pressed'against the exterior surface of the supplemental molding portion, to connect said end portions adhe-' sively, and to permit the withdrawal, of the finished cigarette from said supplemental molding portion.

2. A cigarette former comprising a pair of elongated, transversely concave mold sections, pivotally connected at adjacent longitudinal edges and adapted to shape the opposite sides of a cigarette, one of said sections being longitudinally divided, intermediate its pivoted and free edges, into two molding portions connected at one end and constructed and arranged to permit the cigarette paper to be passed therebetween and its end :portions to be overlapped and pressedagainst the outer side of the section adjacent its free edge, and the formed cigarette to be withdrawn longitudinally at the opposite end when the mold sections are opened.

8, A cigarette former comprising a pair of elongated correspondingly shaped mold sections pivotally connected at adjacent longitudinal edges and having transversely concave molding faces, one of said sections being longitudinally divided from one end, intermediate its side edges, to provide a main member, which is directly connected to the other section, and a supplemental member, means at the opposite end for normally holding said supplemental member iii-cigarette forming relation with the main member, and in position to permit one end portion of the cigarette paper to be passed therebetween, the exterior of said supplemental member being constructed to permit the end portions of the paper to be overlapped thereon and pressed thereagainst, to connect said end portions adhesively.

4. A cigarette former comprising a pair of similarly shaped mold sections pivotally connected at adjacent longitudinal edges, to permit the same to be swung toward and from each other, one-of said sections comprising a main member, to which the other section is directly pivoted, and a supplemental member, forming a portion of the member to swing edgewise to and from the main member.

5. A cigarette former comprislng a pair of similarly shaped mold sectlons pivotally connected at adjacent longitudinal edges,

to permit the same to be swung toward and from each other, one of said sections comprising a main member, to which the other section is directly pivoted, and a supplemental member, forming a portionof the side of such section and extending throughout the length thereof, a pivot connecting one end of said supplemental member to the corresponding end of said main member, in position to permit the supplemental member to swing edgewise to and from the main member, and a clip on the opposite end of said main member arranged to receive the free end portion of said supplemental mem her and to hold the same in forming position.

6. A cigarette former comprising a pair of similarly shaped mold sections pivotally' connected at adjacent longitudinal edges, to

permit the same to be swung toward and from each other, one of said sections comprising a main member, to which the other section is directly pivoted, and a supplemental member, forming a portion of the side of such section and extending throughout the length thereof and movable relative thereto in an edgewise direction, to permit the cigarette paper to be placedin position within the mold and about said supplemental member and tor-permit the with drawal of the formed cigarette therefrom, and walls at each end of said pivotally connected sections arranged to close the ends of the mold when in open position and to overlap in the closed position thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name'to this specification. 7

JAMES MAoDONNELL. 

